Marcus Mariota -- Heisman Jinx? I'm Not Worried!

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He's the frontrunner to win the Heisman tonight, but Oregon QB Marcus Mariota tells TMZ Sports he's not worried that college football's biggest prize could CURSE his NFL career.

Sure, players like Barry Sanders, Charles Woodson and Eddie George have been able to overcome the legendary jinx ... but there are plenty who couldn't seem to conquer it.

Right, Tim Tebow? Or Jason White? Or RG3? Or Sam Bradford? Or Chris Weinke? Or Rashaan Salaam? Or Troy Smith? Or Gino Torretta?

You get the point ...

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Iggy Azalea Gives Booing Fans the Finger

Who dat, who dat ... it's I-G-G-Y ... and she's flipping off her fans.

Iggy Azalea was heading into the NYC Jingle Ball event Friday night at Madison Square Garden when she gave her fans the brush off ... which did not sit well and trigger a chorus of boos.

That's when the "Fancy" rapper fought back ... giving a serious bird to the frustrated crowd.

It's pretty clear when you watch the video ... this is not an "I'm kidding" kind of bird.

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Stars and Scars ... You Be the Judge

You Be the Judge

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The week started out with a bang when Diddy socked Drake and landed him in the ER, and Angelina got ripped apart in a Sony leak. So we gotta ask ...

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Riff Raff -- I'm Giving Up Cocaine and Molly ... But Not Weed

I'm Giving Up Cocaine and Molly

... But Not Weed

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Riff Raff has been touting his cocaine and molly addictions for 4 years ... but now, the rapper tells us he's giving up both FOR GOOD -- even though he'll continue puffing sticky icky.

The "Kokayne" rapper says he decided to get sober a few months ago ... after he got so wasted the night before a celebrity basketball game for charity he couldn't play.

Riff Raff says that's when he realized he had a bad cocaine problem and had to turn his life around.

The 32-year-old says he isn't going into treatment ... he says fitness is the solution: "Whenever I have the urge to do coke or molly, I just pick up weights instead."

He's been sober a few months -- except for weed smoking -- and Raff says he feels great.

Plus, he's gained 40 pounds ... and is looking swole again.

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Guess Who These Christmas Kids Turned Into!

Before these nice little children were naughty famous adults they were just cute kids spreading holiday cheer ... Check out all the old school Instagram pictures and put your celebrity spotting skills to the test!

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Creed's Scott Stapp -- Loses Custody of Children

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Scott Stapp's downward spiral continues ... he has lost custody of his 3 kids.

A Florida judge has ruled ... Scott's soon-to-be ex-wife Jaclyn will have sole legal and physical custody of their 3 kids. There's no indication from the ruling that Scott even gets visitation.

The judge also ruled Scott has no right to stay in the family home -- it's exclusively for Jaclyn and the kids.

Scott has been off the rails for a while ... Jaclyn says he's delusional because he's taking a pharmacy of drugs, including coke, weed and meth. She's trying to get him involuntarily committed for 60 days .

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TMZ Live: President Obama -- Alleged Assassination Plot Hatched by Huge Rock Star

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Drake -- No Scars in First Pic After Diddy Fight

Drake finally surfaced after the Diddy fight looking no worse for wear -- of course he waited almost 4 days to show his face in public.

Drake went on a shopping trip in Miami Thursday -- the first time we've seen his whole face since Diddy took a shot at him early Monday morning outside LIV Nightclub.

As we first told you ... Drake re-injured his shoulder during the scrap , and actually had to go to the ER. Looks like his mug fared much better.

Respect.

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TMZ Live: 'Vanderpump' Cast: What the Hell is This?!? We're Flying Coach?

'Vanderpump' Cast:

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Floyd Mayweather Tells Cops ... I Heard the Murder/Suicide

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Floyd Mayweather finally sat down with the LAPD for a 2-hour interview Wednesday, telling detectives he desperately tried talking his good friend, rapper Earl Hayes, out of killing himself.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Floyd confirmed the story first reported on TMZ ... that he was on FaceTime Monday morning with Hayes when the rapper walked away from the phone, into the bathroom and pumped multiple bullets into his wife, Stephanie Moseley.

Floyd told detectives after Hayes shot his wife, he came back to the phone and continued talking with Floyd. The boxer says Hayes said he was going to shoot himself and Mayweather pleaded with him ... to no avail.

As for what happened before shots rang out ... Mayweather acknowledged he was talking with Hayes about Stephanie's infidelity, but denies riling the rapper up.

Detectives asked Floyd why Hayes called him at 7 AM. Mayweather said it was because they were best friends and Hayes was trying to say goodbye.

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Michael Fassbender -- Hacked Sony Emails Reveal Producer Had Penis Envy

Michael Fassbender's popularity ... and penis size ... were topics of conversation in the latest round of emails released by the Sony hackers ... revealing one big time producer who's feeling inadequate.

This most recent batch of emails revolves around discussion for the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, which originally was supposed to be produced by Sony (it's now with Universal).

When the topic of Fassbender taking the lead role came up, somehow producer Michael De Luca brought up Fassbender's infamous manhood, saying he "makes you feel bad to have normal sized male genitalia."

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin knocked Fassbender down a notch in another email to producer Scott Rundin, writing, "I don't know who Michael Fassbender is and the rest of the world isn't going to care."

In another series of emails, "Community" star Joel McHale wrote to a Sony exec asking for a discount on a TV ("Community" is a Sony show).

Hey, everyone loves a good deal.

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'The Interview' -- Sony Boots Media from Premiere

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Score one for the hackers -- Sony Pictures is shutting down all interviews with Seth Rogen and James Franco at the Hollywood premiere of "The Interview" ... in the wake of repeated cyber attacks.

Sony says it's banning all broadcast media from its red carpet for the event ... and print reporters will not be allowed to interview any of the cast and crew from the controversial movie about assassinating Kim Jong Un.

Sony isn't saying the drastic change is a response to the hackers -- but it came down hours after emails between Sony execs were leaked ... which blasted Kevin Hart and Angelina Jolie.

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TMZ Live: Floyd Mayweather -- Evading Police after Witnessing Murder

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Cam Newton Released From the Hospital, Won't Be Charged

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It's been a great morning for Cam Newton -- not only was he released from the hospital following Tuesday's car crash, but he also learned he won't be charged with a crime.

According to the Carolina Panthers, Newton "has soreness but is in good spirits. He's excited to be discharged and begin recuperating with family."

The Charlotte PD tells TMZ Sports ... Cam did nothing wrong when it comes to the accident and he will not be charged.

Cam suffered two "transverse fractures" in his lower back and his status for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

Oh yeah ... Cam was also named NFC Offensive Player of the Week today.

Congrats!

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Tito Ortiz -- Praises Dana White ... For Signing CM Punk

Praises Dana White

... For Signing CM Punk

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Didn't think we'd see this one coming ... but Tito Ortiz just fired off some COMPLIMENTS about his bitter rival Dana White -- praising the UFC boss for signing CM Punk.

For the record, Ortiz and White have been feuding for YEARS -- and the two got thiiis close to fighting it out in the ring back in 2007.

But despite the feud, Tito knows a good business decision when he sees it ... and told TMZ Sports that signing former WWE champ CM Punk is a solid move for the UFC.

"They're making money," Ortiz said ... "It's great for them."

The 39-year-old fighter also updated us on his own career -- saying he's finally calling it quits next year ... but there's one thing he wants to accomplish before he retires.

Check out the clip ...

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Floyd Mayweather -- Continues to Grieve ... In Courtside Lakers Seats

Continues to Grieve

... In Courtside Lakers Seats

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For the second night in a row, Floyd Mayweather decided to deal with the murder/suicide involving his friend Earl Hayes by sitting courtside at an NBA game.

Floyd -- along with model Liza Hernandez -- went to Staples Center and sat on the hardwood to watch the Lakers take on the Sacramento Kings ... laughing and smiling as if nothing was wrong.

Shocking ... considering Mayweather witnessed the horrific incident on Facetime -- and you'd think a public place like an NBA game would be the last place he'd want to be.

As we previously reported, cops want to speak with Mayweather about the incident. We're told police have reached out to Floyd's people ... but they've been "less than willing" to cooperate.

Meanwhile, Kobe Bryant walked on to the court last night with a shirt that read "I Can't Breathe" ... as a tribute to Eric Garner.

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VH1 Star, Rapper Murder-Suicide ... Ridiculous Amount of Weed Recovered

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There was so much weed in the house where a rapper shot his famous wife Monday in a murder-suicide, it required an armed guard to protect the stash as it was taken to a police lab.

Law enforcement tells TMZ it's a significant twist to the tragedy. We broke the story ... rapper Earl Hayes shot and killed his wife, VH1 star Stephanie Moseley, in the bathtub and then turned the gun on himself. This all happened as Floyd Mayweather listened on FaceTime as his friend repeatedly fired shots.

We're told cops found nearly 10 pounds of high-grade marijuana inside the L.A. apartment. It's an enormous amount of pot ... way more than for personal use. The estimated street value approaches $40K.

As we reported, Mayweather was riling Hayes up during the call, telling him he should divorce his wife because she was habitually unfaithful ... allegedly having flings with various singers and rappers including Trey Songz. Hayes flew into a rage, walked into the bathroom and began firing.

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Discovery's 'Billy Bob's Gags to Riches' ... Ranch Hand Pulls Gun on Wannabe Inventor

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The star of Discovery's "Billy Bob's Gags to Riches" -- a redneck version of "Shark Tank" -- apparently had a tough decision to make ... humor an inventor he thought was a stalker, or let his ranch hand go down in flames -- and guess which he chose?

Billy Bob's show showcases inventors with gag products, like fake teeth that make you look like a hillbilly. A guy named Dennis Weir had an invention he wanted to pitch ... badly, so he hunted Billy Bob down to the point BB felt like he was being stalked.

Dennis showed up at Billy Bob's Illinois hunting lodge earlier this month, and the ranch hand went to the edge of the property, pulled a .45 caliber pistol on Dennis and told him to get out of Dodge.

Dennis called the cops and the ranch hand was arrested for assault. But it appears from the police report cops had an idea that would make everyone happy and presumably the criminal case would go away. All Billy Bob had to do was meet Dennis and hear about his invention.

The cop escorted Dennis into Billy Bob's office and asked to see him, but the assistant sent them packing. So Dennis didn't get to pitch is invention, and the ranch hand just got charged with a crime.

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Floyd Mayweather ... Riled Up Killer Before Murder-Suicide ... Dump Your Wife

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Floyd Mayweather whipped his friend Earl Hayes into a frenzy over his wife's infidelity ... to the point Hayes gunned her down ... and now we're told the LAPD wants to sit the boxer down for questioning ... multiple sources tell TMZ.

TMZ broke the story ... Floyd was on FaceTime with his rapper friend Monday morning when the shots were fired. Now we're told, Floyd was telling Hayes he should leave his wife, Stephanie Moseley -- a well-known backup dancer and star of VH1's "Hit the Floor" -- because she was bad for his career.

As we reported, Hayes was distraught over what he believed was repeated infidelity, including a fling he said Stephanie had with Trey Songz.

One Mayweather source says Floyd challenged Hayes, saying he was weak for not leaving her.

At that point, as Floyd was on FaceTime, Hayes went off and said he was going to gun down Stephanie. We're told Floyd didn't even know Stephanie was in the apartment, but when he realized it the boxer begged Hayes not to go through with it.

Our law enforcement sources say Hayes went in the bathroom and fired 10 to 12 shots as Stephanie was taking a bath. We're told she was hit multiple times.

Neighbors who heard the shots called the LAPD and cops rushed to the scene, but when they got to the door they heard another shot and retreated. That shot was Hayes taking his own life.

The SWAT team showed up and broke down the door. Cops found Stephanie's body in the bathtub and Hayes was in the bedroom.

We're now told the LAPD wants to interview Floyd ... presumably because he was a witness to the murder-suicide.

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Karrueche Tran -- Any Takers? (PHOTOS)

Karrueche Tran is a single woman -- at least until she gets back together with Chris Brown for the umpteenth time -- but in the meantime, she's flaunting her single body all over Miami.

It's not hard to see why Chris kept going back.

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TMZ Live: Floyd Mayweather -- Takes in BBall Game after Witnessing Grisly Murder

Floyd Mayweather

Takes in BBall Game after Witnessing Grisly Murder

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